Above, an anti-government protester carries a wounded child following clashes with security forces in Taiz, Yemen’s second-largest city, south of Sana’a.
Soldiers reportedly moved in to end a four-month-old sit-in in the city. Above, they can be seen using water cannon to disperse demonstrators.
A wounded man is carried by fellow protesters. Taiz was one of the first cities in Yemen where demonstrators chose to gather, inspired by the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt.
Above, a man in Sana’a waits with his family (out of shot) for transportation to take them to another city after the recent clashes. President Ali Abdullah Saleh refuses to step down despite months of protests and strong opposition from a leading tribe.
Here, a shop displays battery-operated lanterns. Sana’a has been hit by fuel and water shortages.
An anti-government protester flashes the victory sign at yesterday’s daily rally in Sana’a against President Saleh.
Yemeni anti-regime mourners carry the coffin of a fighter loyal to the top dissident general Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar at a funeral in Sana’a.
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